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I think I remember this one. Those are graphics not text, so no, you can't copy/paste.

Koz

I don't think what I'm looking for is anything close to a small studio. It's exactly a small studio. People automatically assume a four-foot wide mixing console with a glass window and a producer and engineer waving their hands at the singer. My studio is a converted third bedroom with carpeting an...

Windows has some optional "enhancements" that can mess-up the sound, but if that's the problem, both voices should be affected in the same way. Between that and using the laptop microphone, the laptop would have assumed you were the valuable voice and the guest was not valuable background...

I don't need a recording studio...

...you're describing a small recording studio.

Koz

I figured the condenser mic would be good for drums and vocals. Am I wrong? Should I consider an SM-58? The SM57 is widely considered a very good drum microphone and people have been singing into an SM58 for a very long time. People with sharp voices can get into trouble with condenser microphones....

You were doing it wrong. The UCA202 is certified for zero latency perfect overdubbing, but you have to listen to it , not the computer. http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tutorial_recording_multi_track_overdubs.html and http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Overdubbing_with_a_Behringer%C2%AE_UCA202_St...

All of the tools you listed only work after you get done recording. Audacity doesn't do anything in real time during the recording. But Windows does. Make sure the Windows sound services aren't trying to help you. http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_recording_troubleshooting.html#enhancements Koz

That makes sense. That's a cousin to the one I have. http://www.zzounds.com/item--MDOFSTRKMK2 The C1 is a condenser microphone, it takes 48volts phantom power from the MicPre or interface to run it and it has a directional characteristic much like this, except from the side instead of the top like t...

Sometimes giving us the overview before launching into the symptoms is good.

"I'm trying to transfer a cassette tape with a USB cassette desk into Audacity 2.1.1 on a Windows 10 machine."

Did I hit it?

Koz

I'm assuming you're connecting to your laptop by the USB and no other cables. If you're connecting by an audio cable into the Mic-In of the laptop, this split thing isn't going to work.

Koz